Hundreds of Thousands of Safflowers Await In Okegawa

In the first half of the 19th century, the people of Okegawa prospered by using Safflowers to produce dyes.

That is history is conveyed at the Benibana Festival, held each year from the middle to the end of June,

also known as a great time to sightsee this area.
Safflowers, start out as a bright yellow flower, and over time changes to orange and red.
You can enjoy the large 10,000㎡ Safflower fields and pick out their pedals.

Then make things like dyes, medicine, or safflower oil (produced from the seed).
Also, on Saturdays and Sundays, various event are held for your enjoyment.
You can buy things like local gourmet foods and crops, or experience how to make strawberry dye.
There is a free shuttle bus that you can take from the Okugawa station west exit, that convinently comes here.